Bruce Buffer Says Paddy Pimblett Has ‘It’ Situation To Be Face Of UFC

Paddy Pimblett‘s coming off primarily essentially the most spectacular win of his MMA career … nevertheless could Paddy “The Baddy” be the long term face of the UFC?!

TMZ Sports activities actions ran into the great Bruce Buffer in Los Angeles this week — merely days after the dominant win over Iron Mike at UFC 314 — the place we requested the Voice of the Octagon for his deal with that very question.

“Paddy undoubtedly has ‘it.’ Fighters come alongside every couple of years, give or take, which have the ‘it’ challenge. I measure fighters not by how they perform inside the Octagon, which he did an unbelievable job in opposition to an unbelievable fighter like Michael Chandler,” Buffer outlined, together with … “And [Paddy] proved himself set off he’ll get increased with each time he steps inside the Octagon.”

Bruce continued … “[Pimblett’s] bettering on his expertise, bettering on his method, I really feel most people don’t understand how knowledgeable Paddy is. Nevertheless the opponents are getting extra sturdy, and he’s gonna switch on and he’s undoubtedly going to be a contender on his method to lastly, I really feel at one stage stopping for the championship belt, no question.”

FYI, Paddy is 7-0 since turning into a member of the UFC.

Buffer, in any case, has seen ALL the UFC superstars up shut — from Chuck Liddell to Conor McGregor, and all people in between — and Bruce is conscious of it’s about additional than merely worthwhile inside the cage.

“It isn’t the way in which through which you carry your self merely in Octagon. It’s about the way in which through which you carry your self exterior the Octagon. His interviews are thrilling. People like watching him be interviewed. He’s acquired a persona that grabs on to people. He’s good for promoting. He’s setting up a mannequin for himself. These are all the attribute which all add to a fighters, as you say, gravitas.”

Who’s subsequent for the 30-year-old, 23-3 fighter, who generally known as out all the best 5-ranked lightweights?

Buffer thinks it may probably be former champ and #2 ranked contender, Charles Oliveira … who in distinction to Pimblett, is in uncharted waters, and Do Bronx is attempting to regain his spot atop the division.

There’s additional with Bruce. We moreover requested the legendary announcer whether or not or not he believes Logan Paul, who lobbied Dana White for a battle a lot of months once more, would have a snowball’s likelihood in hell of worthwhile vs. a UFC fighter.